University team places in international architectural, 1xbet online sports betting competition
Monday, April 20, 2015
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University continued its winning ways in an annual international architectural and 1xbet online sports betting competition by finishing as the runner-up in the event's structural design category.
The university's 10-member multidisciplinary team competed at the 2015 Architectural 1xbet online sports betting Institute Student Design Competition, March 25-26, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sponsored by the institute and the American Society of Civil Engineers. The team included seven students in architectural 1xbet online sports betting and two construction science and management students, all from the College of 1xbet online sports betting , and an architecture student from the College of Architecture, Planning & Design.
The competition, which annually attracts top architectural 1xbet online sports betting students from the world's accredited architectural 1xbet online sports betting degree programs, lets students showcase the value of innovation and education in architectural 1xbet online sports betting and related fields by encouraging collaboration, research, innovation and peer review.
Projects are judged in five primary categories, including structural, mechanical, electrical 1xbet online sports betting construction management and building integration. The top projects, including Kansas State University in all five categories, were invited to compete in Milwaukee.
The central challenge of this year's competition was the design, integration and construction issues related to an urban vertical farming concept in Milwaukee. The Kansas State University team significantly altered the given program, integrating the vertical farm into its surrounding neighborhood and optimizing the balance between aesthetic, function and long term sustainability of the operation.
"The K-State team pushed the envelope of current design solutions by introducing glass structural elements to improve views and transparency into and out of the complex," said team coordinator Russ Murdock, assistant professor of architectural 1xbet online sports betting and construction science. "The team's design included a living biowall to improve indoor air quality; a fuel cell power source that also served the heating and cooling needs of the facility; and a sophisticated energy storage system to essentially allow the farm to operate as grid-neutral. In addition, a boundary-pushing project delivery method for design and construction let design and construction team members collaboratively arrive at design solutions that were of benefit to all facets of the project."
By placing as runner-up in the structural design category, Kansas State University remains the only architectural 1xbet online sports betting program in the world that has placed in or won at least one of the categories in each of the competition's six years.
"I am extremely proud of this group of students and faculty for their excellent performance in representing three programs in two colleges at Kansas State University," said Ray Yunk, head of the department of architectural 1xbet online sports betting and constructions science. "This continues our tradition of strong showings at high level student design competitions."
The following students are members of the Kansas State University team:
John Gaito, architectural 1xbet online sports betting , Berryton; Nick McGee, architectural 1xbet online sports betting , Clay Center; Alex Pint, architectural 1xbet online sports betting , Leawood; Tyler Henley, construction science and management, Lenexa; Brad Halbleib, construction science and management, Oakley; Ryan Whelchel, architectural 1xbet online sports betting , Solomon.
From out of state: Kate Gutierrez, architecture, Fullerton, California; Jarrod Zaborac, architectural 1xbet online sports betting , Liberty, Missouri; Casey Stallbaumer, architectural 1xbet online sports betting , Stewartsville, Missouri; and Sean Reed, architectural 1xbet online sports betting , Warrensburg, Missouri.
Along with Murdock, faculty advisers, all from the architectural 1xbet online sports betting department, included Chris Ahern, assistant professor; Bill Zhang, assistant professor; and Shannon Casebeer, instructor.
